118 West 72nd Street
Local Law 10/80 Repair and Historic Restoration
118 West 72nd Street's Gothic facade retains its distinctive historical
character.
Intricate terra cotta ornamentation on the north facade was restored with
glass-fiber reinforced concrete.
Property: 118 West 72nd Street
13-story, 48-unit residential cooperative, Upper West Side/Central
Park West Historic District, Manhattan
Project
Scope:
Local Law 10/80 Repair and Historic Restoration
Design/Bidding:
March to June 1997.
Construction:
November 1997 to February 1999.
Engineer:
Rand Engineering, New York, N.Y.
Contractor:
Arrow Restoration, Long Island City, N.Y.,
$176,000 contract price.
Property Manager:
Jeffrey Toplitsky; Pride Property Management,
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
Board Contacts:
Richard Garmise, President, Roblinn Corporation.
Highlights:
HVAC:
Replacement of terra cotta units with glass-fiber-reinforced
concrete on Gothic facade.
The concrete, which matched the original white terra cotta,
retained the facade's distinct historical character and quality
at far less cost than terra cotta replacement.
RAND Engineering
& Architecture, PC
159 West 25th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001
P: 212.675.8844 | F: 212.691.7972 | www.randpc.com
| info@randpc.com
